Box-securing means



Nov. 29, 1927.

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This invention relates to improvements box securing means, andhas for?its object'.

to provide means permitting the reuse:` of.

wire bound boxes or other. receptaclestrein` iorcedor bound witliwi/re,and to provide splice or tying means for such boxes which.

may be used with thereeends of thewires-..

oiv such a box or receptacle Y i rllhis and other objects willzbe moreiully io described and set 'forthl in the follow-ing speciitcation andshown iny the accompany ingdrawings, in which Fig. 1 is a perspectiveot' a` wire boundbox to which my securingfmeans;has been, appliedshowing the varlousoperatlons.

Fig. Q'is a side elevation showing the method of attachment ot thesplice or` tyingy member to one end vottone oi the box Wires.

Fig. 3- is a perspectiveioi one` tormot splice member.

Fig-eis a side elevation of a modifiedf form of splice member, showingitsa'ttach`v menta tok one end cfa box wire. .Y Fig. 5 is a verticalsection alLong 5 5 of Figli. y. f.

Gis a.` perspective .view of the tying member shown in i Lilie numeralsreferto lilieselements in the figures of the drawing, in which 10indicates generally a :term oii' wire bound box, provided with the boxwires 11, extending around the sides of the box, and secured thereto byspaced staplesV 12, in well-known manner. y

With wire bound boxes, it is customary to pack the same, utter whichtheycover 1()a is hingedly'moved by means of the wiring'arrangement toclosed position yas shown, in Fig. 1, and as is well known, theprojecting ends off the box wires are of suilicient length to permittheir tying together, as indicated by A at` the lett hand sidefof Fig.1.

When it is desired to unpack the. box, the wires may be cut at onesideedge of the cover, and the cover hingedly moved to open position. 1t isimpractical to uncoil the tied ends ot' the Abox wires to permitunhinging, and obviously, when the wires are cut in the mannerdescribed, it is impossible to retie 50 the wires originally done, hencethe box is of litt-le or no value for vfurther shipment. In Fig. 3 lhave illustrated one form of a splice or tie member 15 provided with thehead 15u formed by helically coilinga'portion of the wire in the mannershown with the line tion with the first embodiment, and as shown Y onelobpfll` .ot-.reduced diameter to form an! eye 15, the stem 15d of thetie extendingfor" l a considerable distance, as* shown. in thedra-wing." fi Y i inthe useoithis ornnol tie, a freezendr. a lQroi-aaboxY wire is'inserted'through the center of the head 15a, toprojectasome.disev tancebeyond' and; ,parallelA to the stem 15d.

portion ofA the thus extendedportionaot'l boxwire12bis theniloopedorydoubled back. 651i setbat theend,1Q??` lies.- parallel tof the ad.-v j,acent portion` of the' boxA wirelinithe man-f ner shown.. in lFig; 2,Iafter .which the tie memey ber 15,.-is1moved outwardly along the wire12.` toward its. looped end.. and the latter` is 7.0il` passed throughthe eye. 15. as `shown, inFig:

2. rvThe portion of the end 12' projecting through and: beyondthe-head'. 15a 1Vmayv then be bent or.F forced outwardly., as indicated.in dotted-.lines in Fig..2, or l over the opposite side, oit'.` the;head 15a toipreventpfurther rel` ative movement oi' the tie member. 15,with` respect to the box wire 12.y 'lhestem- 15d-iis nowbent outwardlyinto engagement with the oppositeiree. end of: the same box wiredfandtheend's.. are :tied or. twisted as 4indicated;

byV Bt. intFig. 1".. This. is. so accomplished." as.

box wire 12"under suiiicienttension to main'- tain the box cover inclosed position, and to prevent any unlocking of the connection betweenthe head 15a of the tie member andv the end 12a of thev box Wire. ,f A

In Figs. 4, 5 and 6 I have illustrated a modiiied-orm of tie member 20,Which is provided with a. pair of projecting stems 20a and 2Gb, and ahead 20 formed by helically ceiling abortion of the tie member. In this`term a pair of eyes 20d and 20eare provided kas shownparticularly" inFig. 5. InV the use of this modified ior'moi tie 12 is inserted throughthe eye 20@ and looped lback in the manner previously described,

after which the tie member is moved to pass the looped end 12a throughthe other eye 20 and bent to lock the box Wire and tiey member together,asdescribed in connec* in dotted lines in Fig. 4.

With the embodiment just described after attachment of the head 20 toone end of the box Wire 12, either the stem 20" or the stem 2Ob may beattached by twisting `or the like to the opposite end of the box wire inthe mannerk described above. The unused stem portion may be tucked orinserted beneath the cover and used for a second tying operationV .whenthe box has been opened,

If, as sometimes happens in cutting oit the twisted ends of thebox Wirein first opening the box, little or no projecting Wire is left forattachment to the tie member, one of the staples 13 may be removed toprovide additionalv free Wire for twisting with the tie member.

In the use of vWire bound boxes, I may supply tie members, to theshippers 'or consignees, or in general to purchasers or users of s :theboxes to permit the reuse of the boxes as desired. Y

Occasionally the'bo'x wires break in thel ,u susceptible ofmodiiicat'ion, and I do not Wish to be restricted to the forms shown anddescribed, except as defined in the appended claims.

What I claim is:

LA tie device for connecting the free ends of a binding Wire forcontainers, comprising a bent portion forming a head providin a spacetherein, an end portion of said ead being bent to extendacross saidspace, and a free end portion extending from said first mentioned bentend portion and adapted to be connected to one of said free ends of thebinding Wire, kthe other free end of the binding wire4 being adapted topass through saidl space and'be bent around said tion and extendingacross said open end to divide the opening 'into a pair of eyes, and aportion extending from said bent portion and adapted to be connected toone of the free ends of the binding Wire, the other free end of thebinding Wire being adapted to extend through said helical portion andthrough said eyes to be looped over said bent ortion.

3. tie device for connecting the free ends of a binding wire forcontainers, comprising a bent portion forming a head providing a spacetherein, an end portion of said head being bent to extend across saidspace, and a free end portion extending from said rst mentioned bent endportion and adapted to be connectedy to one of said free ends of thebinding Wire, the other free 'end 0f the binding Wire passing throughsaid space and being looped over said first mentioned bent end portion,and having an end Vpart bent about an end of said head to hold the headand said looped part of the free end from disengagement.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe myv name to this specification.f

ALFRED L. ROEBUCK.

